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Sprouts Farmers Market

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.61B invested in Sprouts Farmers Market in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

354% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.5M | Put options by funds: $7.15M

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 37

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 21

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 157180 (+23)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $4.61B (+$443M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
180
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+14.65%
% of All Funds
4.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
45
Increased
81
Reduced
37
Closed
21
Calls
$32.5M
Puts
$7.15M
Net Calls
+$25.3M
Net Calls Change
+$9.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
26
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$28.5M +$1.84M +52,097 +7%
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$28M +$4.33M +122,265 +18%
SI
28
Scout Investments
Missouri
$27.6M -$16.6M -469,077 -37%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$27.5M +$81.2K +2,293 +0.3%
Norges Bank
30
Norges Bank
Norway
$27M -$474K -13,400 -2%
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.6M +$2.95M +83,417 +14%
MCM
32
Moore Capital Management
New York
$19.4M +$19.5M +550,000 New
MCM
33
Masters Capital Management
Georgia
$17.6M
Point72 Asset Management
34
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$15.9M +$15.3M +433,000 +2,547%
BG
35
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$13.9M +$13.1M +370,560 +1,472%
Bank of America
36
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.4M +$11.3M +318,590 +519%
Bank of New York Mellon
37
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.9M +$891K +25,171 +7%
Balyasny Asset Management
38
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$12.8M +$12.9M +364,732 New
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$12.4M +$7.71M +217,888 +164%
UOC
40
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$12.4M +$12.4M +350,627 New
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.8M +$11.9M +335,027 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
42
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$11.3M +$1.89M +53,391 +20%
CPIM
43
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$10.9M +$6.82M +192,757 +167%
TIM
44
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$10.6M -$11.6M -326,235 -52%
BA
45
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$10.5M +$2.13M +60,104 +25%
MF
46
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$10.3M +$10.3M +292,280 New
Canada Life
47
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9.39M +$9.16M +258,825 +2,356%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$9.15M +$650K +18,371 +8%
Marshall Wace
49
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$8.82M +$8.62M +243,498 +3,556%
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
$8.22M +$2.94M +82,958 +55%

SFM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

180 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.61B — up 11% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new SFM positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $246M. The largest seller was Apollo Management Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $539M sold.

  • 180 institutional investors held Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) as of Q1 2015, up from 157 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.61B of Sprouts Farmers Market stock for Q1 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Sprouts Farmers Market positions in Q1 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $246M added.
  • The largest Sprouts Farmers Market seller in Q1 2015 was Apollo Management Holdings, an estimated $539M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.